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Michael A. Conte, Jr. of Livingston died Monday, July 15, in the township. He was 72 years old.

Graveside services will be held today,Thursday, July 25 at 11 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover. Arrangements are under the direction of the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, Livingston.

Born in Newark, Mr. Conte was a long-time resident of Livingston. He worked for many years for Laborers’ Union, Local 342 before his retirement.

He was predeceased by his sister, Marianne Reichler.

He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Arlene Conte; and by one grandchild.

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AMass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Philomena Church, 386 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston, on Saturday July 27, 2019 at 11 a.m. Entombmentwillfollow atGateofHeaven Cemetery in East Hanover.

The family will receive their friends at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston, on Friday, July 26, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Pat was employed by Anselmi & DeCicco Inc. of Maplewood for over 40 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Livingston UNICO and AARP. An active member of St. Philomena Church, he served as an usher for 40 years.

Rochelle Doliner (Paris) of Verona, formerly of Livingston, died on July 21. She was 88 years old.

Mrs. Doliner grew up in Newark and graduated from West Side High School in 1949.

After living in Livingston for more than 40 years, she moved toVerona with her companion, Jack Silverman.

Mrs. Doliner had a 40 year career at Gail Lowenstein/Caldwell Banker Realtors in Livingston.

Predeceased by her husband, Seymour, Mrs. Doliner is survived by her daughters, Randi Epstein (Allan) of Succasunna, Jodi Weiss (Brad) of Flanders, and Lori Seelig of Ocean; her sisters, Blanche Blum (Stanley) and Edith Davidson; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Donations in Mrs. Doliner’s name may be made to the Maureen Fund for Ovarian Cancer.

Numerous residents took advantage of Livingston’s free pool days on Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, in order to get relief from the heat wave. Temperatures were in the high 90s and low 100s, with a heat index even higher.

Due to the extreme hot temperatures, SYLS opened the Haines and Northland Pools to all Livingston residents. Visitors just had to show an ID with a Livingston address.

“Mayor Al Anthony had the idea and he and township manager Barry Lewis brought it to my attention Saturday morning,” said SYLS director Jennifer Walker. By 10 a.m., the message was going out to the community.

Livingston police arrested five individuals during a pre-dawn stop in Livingston. In addition to charging the suspects with drug possession, officers are working to determine if they are behind car burglaries in the township over the past several weeks.

On Wednesday, July 17, at 3:49 a.m., Officer Adam McDavitt was on patrol as part of the West Essex Auto Theft Force. While on South Orange Avenue, the officer conducted a stop of a 1998 Lexus for equipment violations. The car was occupied by three adult and two juvenile males.

Upon approaching the car, the officer could smell the odor of marijuana. A search of the car resulted in the discovery of a quart-sized plastic bag containing marijuana, along with packaging materials and paraphernalia.

During a week with many calls, most of which were false alarms and unfounded reports, the Livingston Fire Department had to contend with an attic fire and a lightning strike.

On Sunday, July 21, Livingston Police received a residential fire alarm from 24 Vanderbilt Drive and dispatched the Fire Department, which responded with a chief officer and an engine company. The homeowners were not home. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire burning inside the home’s HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system on the second floor. The fire was quickly extinguished, limiting smoke and fire damage to a second floor room as well as the HVAC unit.

Editor’s Note: Over the summer, Livingston Philanthropies Inc. (LPI) founder and director Jeff Friedman has been highlighting, in his own words, LPI’s volunteers and distribution partners to give donors a better idea of what happens next with their contributions.
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By Jeff Friedman
LPI’s small, but stalwart group of volunteers continues to pick up donations at the offices of Livingston’s publication of record, the West Essex Tribune, and make deliveries to our distribution partners in Newark and East Orange. The Tribune remains LPI’s donation drop off center, thankfully.
Volunteer Patrick Corcoran is giving of both his time and personal vehicle to fetch Livingston’s generous donations at the Tribune offices to bring to my garage, which is set up to receive Philanthropies contributions from our altruistic neighbors.

The weather has been more dry over the last few weeks, and as a result, the town’s contractor has begun working on the child-friendly floor for the Littell People’s Park. As shown here on Sunday, July 14, the ground has been leveled, and gravel has been spread out. Jerry Siskind Photo